St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-17

the Pennsylvania railroad, lost their lives
by the destruction of the railroad bridge at
DuncannOn. Suits were begun, and settle
ment has been effected Mrs. Baldwin re-
ceived S4,5O0; Mrs. McCahan, $1,000, and
Mrs. Turbett, 81 800 in additiom to s4oO she
received a year ago. The men were en-
ployed on freight train, and while it was
crossing a bridge it went down, caused by
heavy flood in Sherman creek.
Under orders from Sheriff Matson, of Chi
cago, the cells of all the prisoners in the
county jail have been searched. In
the cell occupied by A. r. Parsons, the An
archist, was found razor. He claimed he
had it for the purpose of shaving himself.
A dispatch from Chicago says ex-Alderman
SEVERN left that city secretly a month ago
and is said to be now in Germany. his
friends deny that his absence has any con-
nection with the proposed renewal OF the
doodle" Investigations, but admit surprise
at his departure.
Three editors of the Milwaukee Labor
ReuieW have been placed under bail to an
swer charge of criminal libel preferred by
Alderman Garrett Duncan, whom the paper
termed "a Doodle alderman and "a Bud
densieck builder"
William H. w. Markham, ex-paymaster
of the British man-of-war Espoir, who was
arrested in Kansas City for embezzlements
committed in China, has been handed over
to the custody Of Inspector Mathewson, OF
the Hong Kong imperial police, and will be
taken back to China for trial.
When the safe of the treasurer of Darke
county, O., at Greenville was opened re-
Gently the sum OF s48 900 was missing. The
treasurer was John S. Simon. Captain God
such the night watchman at the treasury,
says the safe was all right when the week s
work closed. On Sunday morning, while
asleep at home, he received note from Mr..
Simon, carried by the son of Treasury Clerk
Sullivan, ordering him to give the key to the
door leading to the treasury room from the
hall to the boy. and he did so. Coming to
the treasury about seven o'clock in the even
ing he found the hall door open, and enter
ing the room, discovered the vault door open,
and, closing it, he remained in the room all
| night without giving any alarm. Simon
was in the treasury on Sunday and, it is as
serted, set the time-lock. He alone knew
the combination of the inner safe doors.
The combination was not injured. Simon's 8
son Harry was the first person in the treas
ury, and the first to givethe alarm. Simon's
shoe store, containing large stock, has been
closed by the sheriff. He and his son Harry
were arrested later in the day and held in
5000 and $1,000 bail respectively to answer
at court, the former charge of embezzling
S35, 900, the latter a charge of grand larceny
to the amount of $4,000. A new treasurer,
Henry Bickel, was to take charge of the
office the next day.
At North Grosvernordale Conn.,, a young
Swede named Nelson kicked boy named
Anderson SO brutally as to cause his death
in short time. They quarreled over penny
matching.
A number of drunken men raised q dis
turbance at Mariana, Ark. Marshal Ford
arrested one Of their number, and, while on
his way to Jail, the crowd attempted to rescue
the prisoner. Pistol shots were exchanged
and one of the rioters was killed.
taspecial meeting ofthe American Base
ball Association, in New York, the rule that
all visiting clubs shall receive thirty per
cent. of the gate receipts was adopted. 1t
was also agreed that visiting clubs should be
guaranteed $13O, no matter what the attend
ance may be. A resolution was adopted
that any club refusing to play scheduled
game, or to finish a game when ordered by
the umpire, shall be fined 81, 800.
William H. Parker, of the late firm of
Long & Parker, Philadelphia, dealers in car
pet, has been placed under 5000 bail for a
hearing, ON the charge of having forged nine
promissory notes, which were discounted
three years ago by the National Bank of the
Republic.
Thomas Kane, of Abingdon, H., fred
three shots at his wife and she fell. Think
ing he had killed her, he committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head.
The Commercial Travellers League of
America has been formed in Chicago. Dele
gates were present from ten States. The
object is to establish permanent head
quarters in some twenty of the larger cities,
where travelling men may always find a
home and friends. The officers elected fol-
low: President, G. F. Cobiere, New York; (;
vice president, M. Silverstone, Chicago;
secretary, T. L. Johnson Philadelphia. Di-
rectors were elected, five to serve one and
the rest two years. They are D. K. Klink,
J. w. Hutt, Chicago; Chas. H. White,
Buffalo; G. s. Kelsey, Detroit Chas. T.
Baker, Philadelphia; John ]. Walsh, Ohio; !;
J. T. Jordan, Minneapolis; T. J. Daniels,
St. Louis, and Fl. F. Poske, Baltimore. Ed
ward O. RUSSELL president of the Canadian
Commercial Travellers Association, was
elected counsel.
Advices received at San Francisco by
steamer from New Zealand and Honolulu
state that there is much dissatisfaction
among the better class of foreigners at
Honolulu on account of the military die
tatorship which has grown up since the semi
revolution in June. This has extended to
the press, newspapers being even forbidden
to publish ordinary court proceedings Not
a single journal dared to reprint the COM
ments of American newspapers on the revolt
in Hawaii. 1t is tacitly admitted that the
new constitution is lot final settlement of
the points at issue.
A boat containing seven young men was
upset in the river at Saco, Me- and Albert
Carter, aged nineteen, and Charles Michel,
aged seventeen, were drowned.
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